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Species List for Genus: Maxacteon
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Euthyneura (Infraclass) > Acteonimorpha (Subterclass) > Acteonoidea (Superfamily) > Acteonidae (Family) > Maxacteon (Genus)
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  • Genus: Maxacteon

  • Maxacteon cratericulatus (Hedley, 1906)
    Height 16mm, Width 9.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Northland to Mahia, and off Kapiti Island. In shell sand and dredged to at least 40 metres
    AC
  • Maxacteon flammeus (Bruguière, 1789)
    Height 15mm, Width 9mm
    Marine
    Northland east coast. Poor Knights Islands 40 metres. Also Tonga
    KA
  • Maxacteon hancocki Rudman, 1971
    Height 6mm, Width 3.2mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    North Island, Bay of Islands
    A
  • Maxacteon milleri Rudman, 1971
    Height 20mm, Width 10mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Northland east coast to off East Cape
    A
Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil